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Major Jackson
I'm Major Jackson and this is the Slowdown. As kids with rocks in our pockets, my friends Darnell, Walt, Lefty and I scaled a 10 foot wall that enshrouded a group of buildings that resembled Greek temples. John John lived across the street. We often looked out his bedroom window down at students in ties and jackets with the letter G emblazoned on their chests. We presumed that the exquisitely kept grounds belonged to a private school filled with private school kids with marble Corinthian columns. Its buildings looked like opulence itself, stately compared to the modest two floor row homes that we lived in. We stood on each other's shoulders, then pulled ourselves up. Darnell slipped and badly bruised his arm, but we did not care about the risks. We were determined to give expression to our feelings of unfairness that the school stirred in us. What we didn't know was that the school housed orphaned boys. Girard College was founded in 1833 by the shipping magnate Stephen Girod for the purpose of educating poor white male orphans. The students were not to blame. I long felt guilty about our need to retaliate in reaction to our relative poverty stricken lives. It would be many years later before I developed an empathetic imagination and an art practice to channel those emotions of anger and rage. That wall, however, contributed to my attitude in life about all walls. They must come tumbling down. It also engendered a desire in me to be emotionally self sufficient, to not give over my power to the injustices in the world. It is why I collect art. Broadsides by Favorite Poets old vinyl of musicians I love. Grounding myself in beauty grants me the mental fortitude and wherewithal to resist without fear. Today's poem reminds me, in the midst of rapid changes and the assault on freedoms, that we must find ways to protect our health and each other, to harness our capacity for joy, to shore up our hearts, minds, and bodies. Forge by Ethel Rackin Forge a temporary structure for feed, for nesting, for things you lose along the way. The highway from here to Missoula, from here to Lubbock, from sea to pack a rollout, a canister for tears. Record your dreams and take note of sounds and scents around you. Forgive your mother her trespasses, your loves the pain they've inflicted, friends their betrayals and disappointments. Befriend small animals and children. Form groups. Call frequently rather than texting. Make an appointment with loss, with griefs you didn't know you had, with lumps you're too afraid to discover. Attempt to start a fire. Use sticks for this situation on a pelt atop the cold, firm ground. Remember the animals in your dreams. You may need them later. Place your loved one's pictures in a locket. Traverse forests. Learn to see in the woods at night without a flashlight. Learn to cook over an open flame, almost anything nettles, berries, bits of dandelion leaves. There will not always be meat. There will not always be adequate shelter. There will not always be water. There will not always be string. The Slowdown is a production of American Public Media in partnership with the Poetry Foundation. This project is also supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. On the web@arts.gov to get a poem delivered to you daily, go to slowdownshow.org and sign up for our newsletter. And find us on Instagram @downdownshow and blueskylowdownshow.org.
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This Old House Host
This Old House has been America's most trusted source for all things DIY and home improvement for decades, and now we're on the radio and on demand. But this isn't just another home improvement show. It's all about craftsmanship, expertise, and the stories our homes tell. Subscribe to this Old House radio hour from LAS Studios and APM starting March 25th. Wherever you get your podcasts.